ZOE A. JONES, ASSOCIATE
(312) 759-7216
Zoe A. Jones

Ms. Jones has experience representing clients in complex civil and criminal matters in both state and federal court. Her areas of experience include commercial litigation, appellate litigation, internal investigations, and regulatory and compliance matters.

Selected Engagements

Represented city government in connection with its policing consent decree and advised multiple government agencies on public safety reform efforts.

Represented multi-national organization in investigation of alleged securities and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations.

Represented financial institutions in investigations by various federal agencies, including the United States Department of Justice, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Represented clients in post-conviction proceedings in state and federal court.

Education

B.Admin., John Molson School of Business, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, 2012

Degree conferred with distinction

J.D., Cornell Law School, 2015

Graduated magna cum laude

Order of the Coif

Stanley E. Gould Prize for Public Interest Law

Articles Editor, Cornell Law Review

Experience

Admitted to the South Carolina Bar, 2015 (currently inactive). Admitted to the Illinois Bar, 2017

Fellowship Attorney at Justice 360, Columbia, SC, 2015–2016

Associate with Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Washington, DC, 2016–2018

Law clerk to the Hon. Amy J. St. Eve, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit 2018–2019

Law clerk to the Hon. Virginia M. Kendall, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 2019–2020

Assistant Corporation Counsel in the City of Chicago Department of Law, Public Safety Reform Division, 2020–2022

Associate with this firm, 2022

Admitted to the bars of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Memberships

Chicago Bar Association

Seventh Circuit Bar Association

Black Women Lawyers’ Association of Greater Chicago

Associate Board, Lawrence Hall